Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery
2011 Murphy Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203 · (615) 515-8200
The money
$15what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$34.9Mnet income, all sources
42.9%margin on patient care alone
$49,413cost of charity care (0.1% of costs)
$407,514unpaid bills written off (bad debt)
23beds
From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.
Hospital stays
Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Stay | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 460 | 121 | $75,016 | $23,775 | |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc 472 | 58 | $58,603 | $19,714 | |
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 454 | 35 | $105,252 | $39,576 | |
| Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc 448 | 34 | $78,370 | $27,635 | |
| Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive 457 | 23 | $107,504 | $40,164 | |
| Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 455 | 17 | $100,962 | $28,963 | |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 473 | 16 | $56,062 | $16,444 |
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